To wish I had a friend I could text every day?

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I wish I had a friend I could message regularly (like every day) just to chat inane rubbish to. Like what are you making for dinner, what are you up to today, sending silly screenshots of stuff - that kind of thing. Sometimes I feel so lonely and isolated and so miss a bit of superficial chat! Is it unrealistic to think any other mums would even have the time for this? Does anyone else feel the same?

Yes! I’m so up for this. I’m West Midlands if anyone else is in my area!

I am very lucky I think. My 2 best friends and I have a WhatsApp group and we chat constantly. One of us lives in Spain and Thailand and we are always in touch. I would miss it so much if we weren’t

No I wouldn't do that - I don't even chat to my bestie more than a few times a week, and a week could go by easily without contact.
I do a text chat to my son (19, lives on his own) almost every morning and evening, and it's just us checking in with each other - I think he's realised I get worried if I don't hear from him regularly, and it's nice to have a brief exchange even if it is just a few words about dinner/weather/ footie results.

Seriously, get a WhatsApp group with some people off this thread. I’m on a few curated chats like this and theres always someone there

Lol.me too.

I'm in the West Midlands - please could someone PM me too?

Three of us so far lol.

I'd like to join and have sent a PM. What a great idea!

So that’s @shrinkingbee @girlfriend44 and me for the West Mids WhatsApp already - anyone else 😊

I have messaged the West Mids ladies for phone numbers

I've sent you a pm @Makemedoit I'm based in the north west.

I'd love to just talk to someone other than my husband. General chit chat, what I've had for my tea, what I spotted in b&m, drink offers, what I'm watching etc.... Find it very difficult to make friends. I just miss talking to 'friends' like the old days on MSN! A major factor for me is that my mum died suddenly when I was 19 so lost my constant person to chat to daily. I really miss normal chats.

I have one friend I message now and again. Used to be part of a friendship group here and we’d meet 2-3 times a week when the DC were younger, some of the others formed a cliche through a shared interest (church) I wasn’t a part of. Nights out became like work meetings. Last time we met up it was very much all about them and their DC, I’ve been having a very hard time of it recently and no one asked me how I was. I felt very hurt so now is the time to cut those ties.

I have this. Best friends of 15 years on messenger. Text most days. Meet for a curry every fortnight. Live in same town, very close proximity. Long weekend European city once a year, for last 8 years.

I also tell my best friend from uni and my mum everything, via phone call or text.

Guess this is what time are craving. First of all most people don't seem to crave this so I think you may be genuinely disappointed. Secondly the first group that I mention this came about naturally and we've been friends for many years and we are incredibly supportive even though we are all three of us very different people so I think this is actually unusual. and I think you need to appreciate that.

I’ve PMd too. Also NW!

Handy mute feature! Bigger groups I keep permanently muted and catch up at my leisure. Smaller close friends groups I don't, but if I've a busy work day planned or a busy chat kicks off on the group when I don't have time then I mute for 8 hours and catch up later.

I have good friends of over 40 years, and we do text fairly regularly, but I would feel hugely suffocated if I felt that it HAD to be every day. Talking about what to have for dinner would druve me nuts. Up to a week might pass between texts, which is fine, and it doesn't diminish the friendship.
Perhaps this is because our friendships go back pre mobiles (& I always hated phone calls anyway) & we live at quite a geographical distance. So we used to write, and it was a real treat to get a letter every few weeks.
So I think my point is that it's quality not quantity that counts.

Thanks @Makemedoit
Possibly stupid question but do I see previous conversations or only from the moment I'm added?

Only from the moment your added.

It's quiet at the moment on there lol.

I think I’ve PMd you? (Hope so!) 😊

@Makemedoit. I'd love to join in. Can't PM as if I use the Web version on my phone it throws me back into the app! If you are able to message me that would be great. Also in the North West.

Me too please? Happy to chat shit and share stuff! I can't seem to PM so if someone could PM me that would be great!

Yes safely received. Will add you in 😊

Have PMed you 😊

Have messaged you 😊

Me and my best friend text throughout the day, every day. Plus I have a small WhatsApp group of people I met in a FB group years ago. Mostly just silly stuff but passes the time.